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""The analogy I like to use is for buying a car. There are hundreds of cars to choose from out there. People would think it's strange if there was just one or two models to choose from.""

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"Regardless, every Linux user will now have to be on the lookout, as the availability of a pre-packaged -- and open source -- Linux rootkit means that, in the words of one security researcher, "the gap between a script kiddie and a hacker jus read more »


"Will VIA learn to build a community around that new driver? Will there be mailing lists and a public revision control system?
As of now, this is unlikely."

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"The operating system, in the case of both the browser and the netbook, becomes meaningless."

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"This tutorial is based on Falko Timme's tutorial for MySQL Cluster 5.0. It shows how to configure a MySQL 5.1 cluster with five nodes: 1 x management, 2 x storage nodes and 2 x balancer nodes. This cluster is load-balanced by an Ultra Monkey read more »



"To be perfectly honest with you, my original intention was to review Kubuntu 8.04, but with the brand new shiny Linux Mint 5 hitting the streets late last Sunday evening around midnight UK time, Kubuntu will have to take a back seat fo read more »



"When I added Amazon.com to our SaaS 20 Stock Index, a few readers asked me whether the online retailer is really a software as a service (SaaS) company. My answer: Absolutely. And a growing number of tech companies agree with me.
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"I posted some of my first impressions in the Entropy blog last week. Slackware is still Slackware. It's designed for the very knowledgeable, experienced Linux user who wants the ultimate in control over their system. Slackware utterly lac read more »



"Suppose you've spent months--if not years--of your life learning the hottest Web technologies. You've read developerWorks articles, you've bought books, you've played around in your Mac OS X Terminal and on your Windows shell. And you' read more »



"At Underwriters Safety & Claims, security abruptly rose to the top of IT Director Grant Nickle's to-do list late last fall when it became clear that the existing security system needed replacement.
"At the national, privately own read more »